| Global Event: | Total Lunar Eclipse |
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| Local Type: | Total Lunar Eclipse, in Mombasa |
| Began: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 6:28 pm |
| Maximum: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 9:11 pm 1.362 Magnitude |
| Ended: | Sun, Sep 7, 2025 at 11:55 pm |
| Duration: | 5 hours, 27 minutes |
All times shown on this page are local time. |
September 7, 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Mombasa
The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Mombasa. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (EAT) for Mombasa.
| Time | Phase | Event | Direction | Altitude |
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| 6:28 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Penumbral Eclipse begins
The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face. Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to East. |
 96° |
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| 7:27 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red. |
95° |
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| 8:30 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon. |
94° |
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| 9:11 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow. |
94° |
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| 9:52 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends. |
94° |
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| 10:56 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. |
94° |
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| 11:55 pm Sun, Sep 7 |
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Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. |
99° |
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How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky
The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.
This total lunar eclipse was fully visible in Mombasa. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.
Solar Eclipse Live Show
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Cloud Coverage (Sep 7)
In the past, this day was cloudy 74% of the time (since 2000).
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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Mombasa
| Eclipse Visibility From Mombasa | Visibility Worldwide | ||
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Aug 28, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Feb 21, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Aug 2, 2027 Partial Solar Eclipse | Total Solar Eclipse |
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Jan 12, 2028 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Jul 6, 2028 Partial Lunar Eclipse | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
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Note: Click on the date link for details in Mombasa, or the path map image for global details. |
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